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11/29/12, 12:58 AM
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A Good Deal ~~ or not?
On another thread I was asking for advice on canning chicken.
I thought I had found a "good deal".
99 cents a pound for breasts and 79 cents for hind quarters.
After working on it most the day --- and it's after midnight and I'm still watching the canner --- I'm really wondering IF I got a good deal.
I have been totally AMAZED at the volume of waste.
These were huge chicken pieces.
By the time I separated the half baked chicken from the skin, the fat, and the bones ---- it seems the actual edible chicken is getting MUCH higher priced!
And then there is the WORK factor, plus the cost of the canning lids, plus the cost of the heat source under the canner.
And did I mention the WORK ~~~~
I'm thinking a beef or pork tenderloin, on sale, is a better option than this chicken I've bought.
The hind quarters have been much worse, as far as both work and waste, than the breasts.
I think I've learned a lesson and will NEVER again buy such a large volume of chicken.
IF I find a better deal that I got today, I will buy a little extra for the freezer --- but not for canning.
(I guess I'm really tired !)
Last edited by tallpines; 11/29/12 at 01:00 AM.
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11/29/12, 01:19 AM
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I can chicken breasts. It is a lot of work and wasted effort to do the leg/thigh quarters. I just freeze those.
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11/29/12, 01:45 AM
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I saw a Site where the gal canned the legs, thighs, breasts, and wings bone in. I haven't canned chicken, yet, just Venison, Pork, and Crab (as far as meats go). Before I can any chicken, I'll be exploring doing it with bones in.
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11/29/12, 04:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tallpines
By the time I separated the half baked chicken from the skin, the fat, and the bones ---- it seems the actual edible chicken is getting MUCH higher priced!
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My experience as well with the bags of chicken hind quarters and the like. The work and waste negated the low initial purchase price.
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11/29/12, 04:52 AM
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If bad times come, loss of income or whatever, the price paid will seem negligable beyond imagination.
I have canned chicken this year for the first time, I did hind quarters bone in but will NOT do it again as I only got a few pieces per jar.
From now on its breasts. There's some on sale in town now, .99 I think. They are bone in, Ill can some of those this weekend, after deboning.
But you're right just cutting the skin off throws away a LOT of the weight you bought, wonder if the producers thought about that? lol.
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11/29/12, 05:05 AM
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All the waste should be made into broth and what's left mixed in the dogs food.
At my house there is no food waste.
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11/29/12, 08:42 AM
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I catch leg quarters on sale here for .59 or .69. They usually come in 10lb bags at that price. Chicken breast varies. One thing I'll spend the money on is boneless/skinless breast. I try to get though on sale for about $1.59 a lb.
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11/29/12, 08:49 AM
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I cann skinless boneless c breasts when on sale. They are the easeyst things I cann. Cut in chunks, put in jar add 1 chicken bullion,wipe rim with vinagar,seal ,process.
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11/29/12, 09:01 AM
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After making the broth, take the bones (you can throw in a few carrots and potatoes and greens, if you have them) and can for the dogs. Canning makes the bones soft so you don't have to worry about bone shards hurting them. Just don't give them TOO MANY at a time. For a big dog, Lab and such, a pint is plenty, especially if it's mixed in with their regular dry food.
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11/29/12, 09:11 AM
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I wouldn't even consider taking the time to debone chicken for canning and I wouldn't can it bone in either. I have tried commercially canned bone in chicken and didn't like it. But, I regularly get b/s breasts and thighs at Sam's for $1.65# and can them all of the time. Makes it quick and easy and the kids love it.
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11/29/12, 01:00 PM
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For a start, canned chicken is expensive and comes with a lot of water added, and is usually not all that tasty, so you did OK on the money end of it.
I find it is cheaper to pay twice as much and get the boneless skinless breasts. Occasionally, I can get those for $1.60 a pound. No fuss, no waste, which makes them cheaper than the bone-in hindquarters at 80 cents a pound.
Keep an eye peeled for the boneless turkey breast roasts on sale. Canned turkey is good and there is no waste in those roasts, so they are a good deal if the price is low enough.
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